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How to play Like A Boy on piano
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- C minor
- 4/4
- 125 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Like A Boy in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – Ab – Dm – G7
How it goes
Like A Boy sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Dm is D, F and A; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmiAbVIDmiiG7V7- CmC · Eb · G
- AbAb · C · Eb
- DmD · F · A
- G7G · B · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Lingering footsteps
How it goes
Two steps, then one late note after beat 3 that hangs in the air. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 133 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Firefly blink
How it goes
The top note and the one below blink back and forth like a firefly. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 125 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: Ab – Bb – Cm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Like A Boy
What chords are in Like A Boy?
The loop is Cm – Ab – Dm – G7 (i – bVI – ii – V7) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Like A Boy in?
C minor, at about 125 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Like A Boy?
Lingering footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Like A Boy easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.